OTTAWA – Opponents and supporters of vertical integration faced off in a feisty debate during a session at the Canadian Media Production Association’s (CMPA) annual Prime Time conference in…
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OTTAWA – The jury is still out on whether the iPad and other tablet devices will irreversibly alter the current Canadian broadcasting environment, but there are signs, even within…
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OTTAWA – After studying the impact of emerging and digital media environment in Canada over the past two years, the federal government’s Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has recommended…
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OTTAWA – After a Parliamentary committee decided yesterday to pull back from a 10-year-old request asking the CRTC broaden its rules applicable to false and misleading news, Commission chair…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications falling share of new post-paid customers, thanks in part to new competition from a shared network Bell and Telus launched in November, 2009, has led…
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OTTAWA – The Writers Guild of Canada called on the Canadian government to fight for creators’ rights by fixing copyright Bill C-32. Appearing before the parliamentary committee today, the…
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TORONTO, – Asian Television Network has launched nine more South Asian Channels on Rogers Cable, bringing the total to 33. The channels are aimed at Canada’s growing South Asian…
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BY 2015, THERE WILL BE one billion web-enabled, stationary CE devices in operation worldwide, says market research firm In-Stat.
“Smart TVs" and Blu-ray players (that support online apps) will constitute…
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TORONTO – The Television Bureau of Canada Thursday announced its 2011 board of directors.
Rita Fabian, executive vice president of sales and marketing for CTV conventional and specialty, will continue…
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TORONTO – With an application before the Commission for a new sports channel license, Shaw Media has hired Christos Nikitopoulos as vice-president, sports programming.
He will be responsible for…
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